A 40-year-old Chinese man was arrested at a rented house in tambon Ban Tai on Koh Phangan on Sunday evening on charges of illegal entry and selling drugs to partygoers.
His arrest followed a tip-off that a foreigner was involved in drug selling, police said.
Surveillance showed frequent visits by foreigners to the house. When police moved in to make an arrest, the suspect attempted to flee and then to barricade himself inside, to no avail.
A search found mushrooms, ecstasy pills, LSD and drug paraphernalia, according to police.
During questioning the man allegedly admitted he entered Thailand illegally via a natural pathway, paying a Cambodian guide 20,000 baht. He allegedly confessed to buying the drugs from a Russian supplier through the Telegram app, then reselling them to tourists in Koh Phangan’s party zones.
